The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-21
RUN down IN A ROC.
A Hundred and Forty Lives
Lost OF Dover.
FROM SLEEP TO A PANIC.

The officers of Each of the Colliding
Vessels Claim to Have Been at An
chor and that the Other Ran Them
Down.
LoNpoN, Nov. 20-The Dutch steamer
w. A. Scholten, Capt. Taat, which left Rot
terdam yesterday for New York, was sunk
bv collision with the steamer Rosa Mary,
Of Hartlepool, at IL o'clock last night, ten
miles off Dover. The Schoten car
red $50 passengers and crew. The
steamer Ebro. of Sunderland,
rescued ninety of the crew and passengers
and landed them at the Sailors Home at
Dover. One hundred and forty of the pas
sengers are missing. One passenger and
child of the party brought to Dover, were
found dead from exposure. 1t is hoped
that passing vessels have rescued
he missing ones The Scholten's
masts are visible from the Dover pier
Boats have left Dover bound in all direc-
lions for the purpose of saving life and
property if possible. The Rosa Mary is
anchored off :. Ramsgate with.her bows stove
in.
Up to o'clock this afternoon tw nty two
bodies from the W. A. Scholten had been
landed at Dover.
DENSE FOG.
The Scholten left Rotterdam Saturday
morning At the time of the accident
dense fog prevailed. The Scholten was
struck on the port bow by the Rosa Mary.
Immediately after the shock was felt the
Scholten's passengers. all of whom
had retired for the night rushed
90 deck in their night gowns. The
boats were promptly ordered to be lowered,
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able. Three others were useless and were
not lowered. The water rushed swiftly
through hole in the bow, aud d terrible
scene ensued. The panic-stricken crew ut
tered piercing shrieks, and many fell
upon their knees and prayed aloud. Little
children cung to their mothers, who them
selves were shrieldng with terror The of
tcers were cool and self-possessed, and re-
manned on the bridge to the last. Several
persons secured life belts and leaped into
the sea. Within twenty minutes after the
shock the Scholten was engulfed. All who
had put on life belts had fioated and were
lescused by boats from the EhrO, which
rruised around until O'Clock in the morn
ing Many OF the rescued lost wives, hus-
bands, brothers and sisters. The survivors
were supplied with clothes and everything
possible was done tosinsure their comfort.
CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS.
The accounts of the passengers differ re
Earding the circumstances OF the collision,
and the reports of the officers of the Schol-
ten clash with those of the officers of the
Rosa Mary. Some of the passengers state
that the evenings merrlment had ceased,
and that most of the passengers
had retired to their hunks for the
night only a few remaining III
the saloon, when a tremendous crash was
heard on the port bow. They say it is i'm
possible that the collision could have oc-
cured by the Scholten striking an anchored
vessel The second mate of the SChOlten
reports that be was on deck when he saw an
unknown steamer coming through the fog
Before anything could be done the Scholten
w2s struck in the fore-rjgginC and port bow.
The other vessel, which he now presumes
was the Rosa Mary, backed off and disap
peared. Within twenty minutes the Schol-
iar sunk.
TIE captain of the Rosa Mary states that
his vessel was run into while anchored
southeast of South Sandhead by an un~
known steamer Finding that the Rosa
Nary was damaged he proceeded to Dover
roads, where the vessel is now docked.
The Rosa Mary was laden with coal for
St. Nazaire.
TERRIBLE CONFUSION.
One of those saved is Monte Colo, from
the TyroL He states that the scenes on the
sinking ship were terrible The steera5e
passengers, stricken with terror, ran about
The deck in wild confusion. The
captain tried his utmost to
restore order but without effect.
The passengers rushed for the boats and it
was with the greatest difficulty that the of
Gcers could keep them from jumping into
and sinking them. Colo was in the water
two hours. When taken out he was great
lv exhausted, 1'lng to the extreme cold
and his efforts to keep afoat After the
vessel sunl: the cries of persons
IN the water could be heard for long time
In all directions.
According to the latest statement there
were 2l0 persons on board the Scholten,
leaving 1872 drowned and missing. The first
mate and fourth engineer have been recog-
nized among the dead.
The Schoiten lies four miles from the Ad
niralty pier. Her three mastS are visible.
She is in position dangerous to naviga-
tion. Buoys and lights have been placed
around the wreck.
ONLY SIX ENGLISH PASSENGERS.
George Moore, a passenger, states that
when the crash occurred a general rush was
made for the deck 81 was told that nothing
serious had occurred he says, but
secured a life belt. There were
six English passengers on board the vessel
and one of these, a girl, asked us to keep IN
group that the English might go down
together. | was in the water long tlme
before being picked up. When the Scholten
sank the cries were heartrepding. The
Captain of the Ebro, the rescuing
fcssel behaved nobly. He had all
his deck load of timber thrown
nvelboard and this judicious act saved
many lives Only two Of the Scholtens
boats were lowered. The others could not
be got adrift do not know whether this
was due to any fault on board. The vessel
listed over so much that all the boats could
not be dropped into the water The
people rushed about in the greatest state OF
excitement, all trying to get place in the
Two boats, which had been successfully
lowered. Scare and disorder prevented
1nany persons being saved. The water was
freezing cold This FASTENED the death of
many, rendering them powerless."
USELESS LITEBOATs.
Charles Mills, of Red Hill, Surrey, says
the lifehoats appeared as if they had not
oeen used for long time. They had TO be
chopped away with axes with the assistance
Of passengers / called out TO those on the
hrdge to fire rockets. II was a long time
before they did. The greatest confusion
prevailed. The ship was right over on her
port side before they fired rockets.
! waited until the water touched the boilers,
puttng out the fires. The confusion was
extreme. Everybody seemed terror-stricken.
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